音标:['simjulә] ;
a. & n.<古>=simulant
n. One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that
which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
a. False; specious; counterfeit.

神奇校车带领孩子们进入浩瀚的科学领域,游梭于生物科学、地球科学、太空科学、气象学、古生物学等各门学科中。被纽约时报评为最新鲜有趣、最富有创意和想象力的科学启蒙方式。孩子

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Popular Indian Yoga Guru Could Influence Election Gopal Singh Bisht says he was healed from Hepatitis B under Ramdevs guidance. He believes its now his duty to spread the gurus message. Soon, he will join thousands of others in traveling across India

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Chewing Khat Increasingly Popular Among Ethiopians Khat's popularity is growing as more members of the middle and upper classes are chewing the leaf. The natural stimulant is considered to be mildly addictive and the leaf has become the country's num

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1. similarity /ˌsɪməˈlrɪti:/ -- likeness; resemblance The two pills are alike in color and shape, but there the similarity ends. 这两颗药丸的颜色和形状都很相像,但相似处也仅限于此。 2. simile /ˈsɪməli:/ -- comparison

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 14 June 2007 The U.S. auto industry is based in Detroit, and auto manufacturing is done in the Midwest and elsewhere. But California, with its endless freeways, is the center of car culture. Mike O'Sullivan reports, it

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By Shilpi Jha / Niharika Acharya Washington, D.C. 03 January 2007 watch Ghost Tours Whether ghosts are fact or fiction hasn't stopped some entrepreneurs from cashing in on the public's fascination with these otherworldly apparitions. All across the

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By Ana Ward Washington, D.C. 26 February 2007 watch Exercise report Many Americans are facing serious health issues associated with unhealthy eating habits and a lack of exercise. With growing health concerns, more people are joining gyms for exerci

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Chinese Symbols Prove Popular in US 汉字在美国大受欢迎 From the moment Spaniards - or Vikings, some would say - first dropped anchor and encountered the natives whom the Spanish called Indians because they thought they had arrived in India -

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Popular Weed Killer Stirs Health, Environmental Concerns Jamie Jamison produces corn, wheat and soybeans on his 500-hectare farm. To boost production, he uses genetically modified seeds. To control weeds, he uses Atrazine. It gives us good long-seaso

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Popular Culture Inspires Top US Baby Names Theres a better-than-random chance that babies born in the United States last year, 2010, were named Bella or Edward. Those were among the 10 most popular girls and boys names, respectively, and it was more

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 May 2007 Wednesday's suicide truck bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil was the city's first major bomb attack in two years. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Irbil on why residents believe the city has been relative

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